Dear Grapevine
September 2014
Sofa Sweet Sofa
August 2014
By:
Paula C.
| Houston, Texas
Once the couch and liquor were her best friends. Now she can’t get enough of the sun
70 Reasons I Love Grapevine
June 2014
By:
Jeff W.
| Maplewood, New Jersey
A member from New Jersey can’t get enough of our beloved meeting in print
Twelve Floors over Ketchikan
May 2014
By:
Bill H.
| Winchester, Virginia
A homeless fisherman goes north to die, but instead finds a warm new life
Dear Grapevine
March 2014
I Found My HP Under a Flatbed Truck
February 2014
By:
Richard V.
| Charlotte, North Carolina
He hopped on his bike to get to his Step meeting, but encountered a pickup that was delivering Step Two
Dear Grapevine
May 2013
Air Force Buddies
April 2013
By:
John M.
| Chesapeake, Virginia
His hard-drinking pal flew off, and landed in a most surprising place
Meeting in Montgomery
December 2012
By:
Tom A.
| Trumbull, Connecticut
He went to the bus stop to right a wrong and left with a beautiful new friend
Dear Grapevine
November 2012
The Vacant Chair
September 2011
By:
Linda B.
| Shelton, Connecticut
Their physical bodies may no longer be with us, but our cherished members are far from gone
East to Joshua Tree
April 2011
By:
Ed L.
| Wrightwood, California
Criss-crossing the 150-degree Mojave can be hellish if you’re hungover
Don't Tell Us What to Do!
June 1982
By:
W. H.
| Manhattan, New York
Tradition 9 - AA, as such, ought never be organized; but we may create service boards or committees directly responsible to those they serve
Our Right to Be Responsible
December 1981
By:
W. H.
| Manhattan, New York
Tradition 4 - Each group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or AA as a whole
Don't Take Our Word for It
November 1981
By:
S. S.
An early Chicago member writes a sequel to her story (page 304 in the Big Book) - From the January 1969 Grapevine
A By-product of Right Thinking
February 1980
By:
B. M.
| Goleta, California
This AA found that happiness does not mean feeling high
Slips and Human Nature
November 1978
By:
William Duncan Silkworth, MD
This work, by one of the earliest friends of AA, has become a classic of AA literature - From the January 1947 Grapevine
Let's Talk About Sobriety
September 1978
By:
J. F.
| Wellesley, Massachusetts
There's much more to it than staying away from a drink
Condemned to Live an Underground Life
July 1976
By:
S. B.
| San Francisco, California
Rejected as an untrustworthy drunk, he was
In and Out of the Dts
December 1973
By:
J. G. T.
| Negaunee, Michigan
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio--or--thank God we're sober!
Walk in with Him
July 1973
By:
Anonymous
| Massachusetts
This wife finds that a husband seeking recovery needs her by his side